July 29, 2010, Filed Under: Research + Teaching"The Ransom Center is what the House of the Medicis once was to 14th century Florence." Christopher Bigsby, a professor of American Studies and the Director of the Arthur Miller Centre at the University of East Anglia, has written extensively about Arthur Miller. He recently published a biography on the playwright, Arthur Miller (Harvard University Press, 2009), and he writes here about working at the Ransom… read more
July 27, 2010, Filed Under: ArtArt and commerce in Nepal, ca. 1930 A recent project to reorganize some materials in the papers of British author Compton Mackenzie (1883–1972) brought to light specimens of traditional Nepalese handmade paper serving in a most prosaic capacity. During the late 1920s and early 1930s, Mackenzie travelled widely and at one point was contacted while in the… read more
July 23, 2010, Filed Under: Exhibitions + EventsOnly two weekends left to see "Making Movies" and "¡Viva! Mexico’s Independence" The Harry Ransom Center’s exhibitions Making Movies and ¡Viva! Mexico’s Independence close Sunday, August 1. Featuring items from the Ransom Center’s extensive film collections, Making Movies reveals the collaborative nature of the filmmaking process and focuses on how the artists involved—from writers to directors, actors to cinematographers—transform the written word… read more
July 22, 2010, Filed Under: Exhibitions + Events, FilmMaking Movies: "Casino" The Making Movies Film Series runs throughout the summer and features films that are highlighted in the Making Movies exhibition. Tonight, the Ransom Center will screen Martin Scorsese’s Casino (1995), starring Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone, and Joe Pesci. Throughout the series, Cultural Compass will highlight an exhibition item related… read more
July 20, 2010, Filed Under: Cataloging, PhotographyFrom the Archivist: Creating access to the Magnum Photos collection As is the case with any incoming collection, the Magnum Photos collection came with its own unique set of challenges. Ransom Center Curator of Photography David Coleman and I have worked to develop and implement a strategy for making the collection accessible to researchers in a timely and organized manner.… read more
July 15, 2010, Filed Under: Exhibitions + Events, FilmMaking Movies: "Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" The Making Movies Film Series runs throughout the summer and features films that are highlighted in the Making Movies exhibition. Tonight, the Ransom Center will screen Mike Nichols’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966), starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. Throughout the series, Cultural Compass will highlight an exhibition item… read more
